Australian Defence Organisation
| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Employees | 168,037 |
| Minister responsible | |
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The main offices of the Department of Defence and the ADF's administrative headquarters are located in the Russell Offices complex in Canberra
The Australian Defence Organisation (abbreviated as ADO) is an Australian Government organisation that consists of both the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the civilian Department of Defence personnel supporting the ADF.
The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary of the Department of Defence (SECDEF) jointly manage the ADO under a diarchy and report directly to the Minister for Defence. The ADO diarchy is a governance structure unique in the Australian Commonwealth public service.
Elements
The main elements of the Australian Defence Organisation are:
- Australian Defence Force, comprising:
- Department of Defence, comprising:
- Army & Air Force Canteen Service
- Army Amenties Fund
- Australian Government Security Vetting Agency
- Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group[1] (formerly the Defence Materiel Organisation[2])
- Capability Development Group
- Chief Finance Officer Group
- Defence Business Access Office
- Defence Community Organisation
- Defence Family Helpline
- Defence Housing Australia
- Defence Force Recruiting
- Defence Force Work Experience Program
- Defence Legal
- Defence Media Line
- Defence People Group
- Defence Public Enquiry Line
- Defence Science and Technology Group (formerly Defence Science and Technology Organisation)
- Defence Support Group
- Defence Intelligence Group
- Australian Signals Directorate (formerly the Defence Signals Directorate)
- Defence Intelligence Organisation
- Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (formerly the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation)
- Defence Service Centre
- Defence Web Manager
- Defence Whistleblower Scheme
- National Welfare and Coordination Centre
- People Strategies and Policy
- Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Office
- Strategy, Coordination and Governance
References
- ↑ Peever, David (April 2015). "First Principles Review: Creating One Defence" (PDF). Department of Defence, Australian Government. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "Fact Sheet: Smaller Government: Defence Materiel Organisation: Reintegration into the Department of Defence" (MS Word). Department of Defence, Australian Government. May 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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